Social fragmentation
By Brian Clegg
Despite all its faults, as a science writer I have found social media wonderful – it allows me to tap into both the science and writing communities, which is excellent for someone working in a job where you don’t have much opportunity to meet others in your line of work.
I’ve been involved in this kind of thing for a while, beginning with an ancient forum (I can’t remember where it was hosted) set up by the Society of Authors. I’m still in contact with quite a few writers from this, who can share a wry smile when remembering the lack of foresight from whoever set it up, that a forum titled Writers’ Exchange might look a little misleading when the words are run together without an apostrophe.
Until recently, by far the most useful social media site for me was Twitter. It probably still is, but X is declining in value because a number of my long-standing contacts have abandoned it out of dislike for its owner. Personally, I think this amounts to cutting off your nose to spite your face, as it would take a long time for any alternative to generate the same following – and some, such as Mastodon, seem to me too technical and user-unfriendly for mass adoption.
So, I’m not leaving X – but I do now also post on both Bluesky and Threads, and would be very happy to build up my contacts if anyone would care to follow me. My full social broadside is:
- Twitter/X - https://x.com/brianclegg
- Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/brianclegg.bsky.social
- Threads - https://www.threads.net/@briancleggauthor
- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/briancleggauthor
- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianclegg/
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